Jason Leffler News

Bliss wins at Nashville:

Bliss wins at Nashville:

August 10, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss won at Nashville Saturday night, winning his fourth CTS race of the year. Bliss, who started from the pole but fell to a distant third, took advantage of Jason Leffler's 135th-lap accident that resulted in the second of three caution periods. Bliss,

Bliss on the pole at Nashville:

Bliss on the pole at Nashville:

August 9, 2002
Points leader #16-Mike Bliss won the pole Friday for the CTS Federated Auto Parts 200 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Bliss, five points ahead of #29-Terry Cook and 29 in front of #2-Jason Leffler after 14 of 22 events, drove his Chevrolet to a track-record

Cook wins race at IRP:

Cook wins race at IRP:

August 2, 2002
#29-Terry Cook dominated Friday's Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, leading 189 laps and winning the Truck series race by more than a second. Cook, who started on the pole in his Ford, won for the second time in three races and posted a season-high

Cook wins pole at IRP:

Cook wins pole at IRP:

August 2, 2002
#29-Terry Cook won the pole at IRP with a speed of 108.549mph. #2-Jason Leffler will start 2nd at 108.240, followed by #16-Mike Bliss at 108.074; #18-Robert Pressley at 107.980; and (a nice surprise) #63-Carl Edwards at 107.650. See lineup at MotorsportsOne or NASCAR

Ultra Motorsports to have a BGN team in 2003?

Ultra Motorsports to have a BGN team in 2003?

August 1, 2002
Ultra/Evernham Motorsports co-owner Jim Smith says he could field a Dodge team in the Busch Series next year. Speculation has Jason Leffler, who drives for Smith in the Craftsman Truck Series, being the teams driver. Smith hopes hed also still have a presence in the

Ultra Motorsports to have a BGN team in 2003?

Ultra Motorsports to have a BGN team in 2003?

August 1, 2002
Ultra/Evernham Motorsports co-owner Jim Smith says he could field a Dodge team in the Busch Series next year. Speculation has Jason Leffler, who drives for Smith in the Craftsman Truck Series, being the teams driver. Smith hopes hed also still have a presence in the

Double duty for Musgrave:

Double duty for Musgrave:

July 30, 2002
Double duty for Musgrave: Double duty will be the order of the weekend as Ted Musgrave prepares for a pair of NASCAR events - the Power Stroke Diesel 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park and ninth-annual Brickyard 400 Winston Cup classic at

Pressley wins at MIS:

Pressley wins at MIS:

July 28, 2002
#18-Robert Pressley edged #2-Jason Leffler by 0.102 seconds in the eighth-closest finish in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history to win the Michigan 200 on Saturday. Pressley led 74 of 100 laps and won for the second time this season. He averaged a series track-record

Cook wins at NHIS:

Cook wins at NHIS:

July 20, 2002
#29-Terry Cook inherited the lead as a result of one wreck and held on to his third NASCAR Truck series win of the season despite another. Cook took over the lead on Lap 170 when then-leader #2-Jason Leffler wrecked in Turn 3. Cook held off #46-Dennis Setzer by .189

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

Leffler wins another pole, this time at NHIS:

July 19, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won his 7th pole of the season, third in a row and fifth in past six races in capturing the top starting position for Saturday's New England 200 race at NHIS. Leffler ran a lap at 128.424mph set a new track record. #29-Terry Cook was 2nd at 127.859

Bliss wins at Kentucky in record fashion:

Bliss wins at Kentucky in record fashion:

July 13, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss set a CTS record for margin of victory Saturday night, winning the Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway by 18.197 seconds, his 2nd win in a row. #46-Dennis Setzer finished second for the second straight week. #18-Robert Pressley was third, #14-Rick Crawford

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

Leffler wins pole at Kentucky:

July 12, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won the pole for the Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 168.303mph. 2nd thru 5th are: #16-Mike Bliss at 167.994, #8-Bill Lester at 166.986, #29-Terry Cook at 166.723, and #58-Chris Horn at 166.538..(7-12-2002)

Stewart races in Indiana UPDATE:

Stewart races in Indiana UPDATE:

July 9, 2002
Stewart races in Indiana UPDATE: Citing a chance to return to his midget car roots, NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Tony Stewart will race at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI on July 7th in the Showdown at the Prairie. Stewart, who was inducted into the National

Bliss wins at Kansas:

Bliss wins at Kansas:

July 6, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss won the O'Reilly 250 at Kansas Speedway when #14-Rick Crawford's engine blew with two laps to go as he was leading. Bliss went by and won his 2nd CTS race of 2002. #36-Dennis Setzer was 2nd with red hot #20-Coy Gibbs third, pole winner #2-Jason Leffler

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

Leffler wins pole at Kansas:

July 5, 2002
#2-Jason Leffler won the pole at Kansas Speedway with a track record of 165.812mph. His teammate, #2-Ted Musgrave was 2nd at 165.588, followed by #8-Bill Lester at 165.431, #16-Mike Bliss at 165.355 and #14-Rick Crawford at 164.679. See MotorsportsOne or NASCAR.com